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IntroducedFeb 11, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- LIBRARY EBOOK CONTRACTS (Establishes enforcement limitations on contract terms for the licensing of electronic books or digital audiobooks to libraries to preclude the library from being subject to unfair sales practices.)
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 03, 2026: 03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 7606
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Actions
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- 03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- 02/23/2026 Meeting postponed (02/24/2026)
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- 02/19/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- 02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
Bill Texts
Documents
- 02/23/2026 Meeting postponed (02/24/2026)
- 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Anna_Anton(Middletown Public Library)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Barbara_Von Villas(Town of Middletown Council)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Benjamin_Hanley(Rhode Island Library Association)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Charlotte_Toolan--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Cheryl_Space(Community Libraries of Providence)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Dr. Kurt_Brackob(IBPA)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Esther_Wolk MSEd(School Librarians of RI)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Jeff_Taylor(Association of American Publishers)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Keith_Kupferschmid(Copyright Alliance)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Kyle_Courtney(EBook Study Group)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Lisa_Varga Director(American Library Association)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Lisa_Vargas(ALA)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Meredith_Bonds-Harmon Director(East Providence Public Library)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Randy_Rossi Director(RILCT)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Regan_Smith(News Media Alliance)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Shelley_Husband(Association of American Publishers)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Stephen_Spohn Director(Ocean State Libraries)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Steven_Brown Director(ACLU)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-03-2026--H7606--Umair_Kazi Director(The Authors Guild)--corPDF



